My weather radio just went off and scared the shit outta me. We have a mini-blizzard coming in Wed am-Thur am, 6-10 inches, gusts up to 40 mph, Lucas, Hancock, Wood counties and others in the area affected, worse around the Lake. Heaviest snow Wed pm. Wintry mix has already started here, pebbly snow, possibly freezing rain in some areas, slippery roads and obscured driving possible. Be careful out there!

I'm delighted. I do wish, however, that those folks who have to travel over the next two days don't have too rough of a time. Its me and the hub, cozying up, with some good wine, the Christmas Eve buffet leftovers and no deadlines, tasks or other obligations. I'm on vacation until January 7th. Whew! Where's the corkscrew? And the neighbor kids phone number to shovel out the driveway? Let WINTER happen!!!

Yeah, they always tell you the worst it could possibly be, and we've all seen the Lake (or magic) split storms right around us, so I'm not expecting it to come true. Be fun and pretty, tho, and we need what little water it would bring. I work at home, so no bigs unless the power goes out, just a heads-up. :) Merry Christmas and Happy Similar Celebrations to all!

Definitely some good news for you guys finally. I know many don't like to drive in it but a lot of businesses rely on the winter weather for income (snow removal, equipment sales, etc). This will definitely help them out a lot since they've been hurting for awhile.

Here is what the more models are spitting out for you guys. Keep in mind there is a margin of error with everything, so the tracks can shift 50-75 miles and throw the exactly alignment off a bit.

The snow amount by itself is no big deal. The problem will be the predicted strong winds, causing blowing and drifting snow. Only a couple inches of snow is a hassle in the open areas when it's accompanied by brisk winds. But it could be a heavy, wet snow on Wednesday afternoon.

Toledo's forecast:

Wednesday: Snow. Areas of blowing snow in the afternoon. Snow accumulation of 4 to 8 inches. Brisk with highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Wednesday Night: Snow. Areas of blowing snow. Brisk with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 15 to 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

From past storms, it seems AccuWeather is usually more accurate with snowfall predictions than the National Weather Service. Unofficial results. The NWS tends to err on the high side. But this time, AccuWeather's snowfall prediction for the Toledo area is similar to the NWS's prediction. AccuWeather predicts about six inches of snow for Toledo.

From past storms, it seems AccuWeather is usually more accurate with snowfall predictions than the National Weather Service. Unofficial results. The NWS tends to err on the high side. But this time, AccuWeather's snowfall prediction for the Toledo area is similar to the NWS's prediction. AccuWeather predicts about six inches of snow for Toledo.

AccuWeather more accurate? Now that's funny. :) Granted if you are comparing them to NWS Cleveland, I guess that can be accurate. They are a horribly unreliable and terribly inaccurate forecast office. North Webster, IN is by far the better office in the area up there, but unfortunately their coverage stops at Fulton County.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CLEVELAND HAS ISSUED A BLIZZARD
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM WEDNESDAY TO 7 AM EST
THURSDAY. THIS IN AN UPGRADE TO THE WINTER STORM WARNING WHICH WAS
PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT.

ACCUMULATIONS...8 TO 12 INCHES OF SNOW.

TIMING...SNOW WILL SPREAD NORTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY
MORNING. HEAVY SNOW AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL CREATE
BLIZZARD CONDITIONS DURING THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE SNOW WILL TAPER OFF FROM WEST
TO EAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

WINDS...NORTHEAST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH.

IMPACTS...BLIZZARD CONDITIONS WILL MAKE FOR DANGEROUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. SOME ROADS MAY BE
IMPASSIBLE FROM DRIFTING SNOW.

TEMPERATURES...IN THE UPPER 20S.

VISIBILITIES...WILL BE REDUCED TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES FROM THE
COMBINATION OF FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING.

WATCH FOR ANY ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM LOCAL AUTHORITIES CONCERNING
YOUR ROAD CONDITIONS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A BLIZZARD WARNING MEANS SEVERE WINTER WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED OR OCCURRING. VISIBILITIES WILL BE NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...
MAKING TRAVEL EXTREMELY DANGEROUS. DO NOT TRAVEL. IF YOU
MUST...HAVE A WINTER SURVIVAL KIT WITH YOU. IF YOU GET
STRANDED...STAY WITH YOUR VEHICLE.

... WILL JUST CALL IT A BLIZZARD WEST OF I-71 AND THE LAKE SHORE COUNTIES DUE TO THE WIND COMING OFF THE LAKE. WILL LEAVE TOLEDO OUT OF THE BLIZZARD FOR NOW SINCE THE SNOW AND WIND WILL BE JUST A TOUCH LIGHTER THERE ALTHOUGH IT WILL BE CLOSE.

WTOL's so-called forecasters were saying about 4-5 inches for Toledo proper on Wed. It should be all done by 11pm, starting around 8am, with an uptick at noon, and the major fall of a couple of inches happening in the period of 3pm-6pm. I say wait to shovel 7pm+.

Once again, Toledo's right on the edge of a storm line. So it could vary.

Forecast winds for today look to be 20-30 mph for more areas along the lake shore. The Blizzard Warning area is going to probably be very borderline when it comes to the warning criteria, so don't bother reading into it that much.

Here are the details out of the North Webster, IN office that covers NW Ohio West of I-75.

Today: Snow...mainly this afternoon. Blowing snow this afternoon. Snow may be heavy at times this afternoon. Snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Blustery with highs in the lower 30s. Northeast winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Tonight: Snow...mainly in the evening. Blowing snow. Snow may be heavy at times in the evening. Total snow accumulation of 6 to 10 inches. Blustery with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph. Gusts up to 40 mph in the evening. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Thursday: Cloudy with a chance of snow in the morning...then partly sunny in the afternoon. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. Chance of snow 30 percent.

Not sure what you guys are seeing in Toledo but out here in P-burg Twp. it's windier than all heck. Gusts strong enough to move your vehicle while driving and a constant wind strong enough that it pushes your vehicle lightly.

I'm in the Jackman/Eleanor/Lewis area and it's pretty windy here, too. It's trash day. Trash bins on the south side of the street managed to blow over to the north side of the street. I'm still trying to figure that one out since the wind is coming out of the northeast.

Either way, it's pretty windy and there are lots of weird noises outside my house that might require some investigation...

Snow flurries began falling in West Toledo at 9:48 a.m. It appears that the bulk of the snow will fall between Noon and Midnight. 6 to 10 inches of snow in approx a 12-hour period obviously means it's going to snow pretty hard at times. And combined with 20 to 30 mph winds, it's going to be a challenging snow removal time on the roads in open farm country around Toledo. But Westfield Mall visitors should be okay.

The first flakes from that initial small line of snow are falling. Like the experiences of other postsers, the winds near my house are quite brisk, definitely in the 30 mph-plus range. I bought gas for the snow blower and fired it up; bring on the snow!

TT is my go-to for weather information. You guys rock right out loud. And today, like Annie, I'm counting on you. Scheduled to arrive DTW 8:30 pm (coming from Houston.) Flight is scheduled to leave right in the midst of this potential winter wonderland (6 pm est.) I appreciate your knowledge and willingness to share, and will be watching throughout the day to see if I'm going to make it home tonight. Thanks, TTers!

Pemberville Rd just south of Woodville Rd, snow is blowing sideways north to south and has been for about 30 minutes. Still lots of grass showing, not much accumulating yet, probably all blowing next door, lol. Glad we face east! :)

Snow is accumulating in Holland, but grass still shows. Winds are ugly, blowing more snow than is actually sticking. The dogs are peeing 2 inches from the door, turning tail and dashing back inside. There will be a yellow snow warning for outside our back door today.

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I can't get my dog to come inside lol

posted by lfrost2125
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It's got a long way to go to get anywhere near what they have projected.
That being said, I'm not sure if it's the temperature, or the fine consistency of the snow but the roads are very slick in spots.
Of course, I haven't seen but maybe one snowplow.

They said the major fall would start around 3pm, which is now. I'm in East Toledo, and in looking out my windows, there isn't even an inch on the ground. Wind's fairly high, though, and the roads are somewhat slippery from my recent drive downtown.

If there's going to be over 4 inches falling around here by 11pm, it had better hurry up.

Looks like the transfer of energy is kicking in where the surface low over Kentucky is starting to give way to the new Coastal low. Short term HRRR still kicking out 2-4 more inches for the immediate Toledo metro area, but I think a lot of that is going to be contingent on getting some of the moisture off the lake to work SW or the wrap around band to survive long enough to brush across.

Keep in mind with the SPC reference to blizzard conditions, falling snow is not required as ground blizzard conditions are enough for a warning.

Hopefully you guys get a few more inches since a lot of the snow plow businesses are typically contracted to only start after 3 or 4 inches.

The Winter Storm Warning for Toledo had been in effect until 7:00 a.m. Thursday, but a short time ago, the NWS scheduled the warning to end at 7:00 p.m. this evening. Same for the Blizzard Warning for the countie just east of us.

Toledo's forecast issued at 3:44 p.m.

Tonight: Blowing snow this evening. Snow...mainly this evening. Snow may be heavy at times this evening. Total snow accumulation of 4 to 6 inches. Brisk with lows in the mid 20s. North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph. Chance of snow near 100 percent.

Thursday: Mostly cloudy. A chance of flurries in the morning. Highs in the lower 30s. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph.

Light snow continues to fall, but I agree that it does not appear that we will reach four inches of accumulation. But the brisk winds will make roads tricky in the open ares.

Two days ago, I think Linecrosser predicted that we would receive only 2 to 3 inches of snow. We might not reach that amount.

Thus far, Toledo Express Airport has recorded 0.6 inches of new snow.

Here's a special weather statement for southern Michigan issued at 4:27 PM EST on December 26, 2012:

Snow will continue through the evening. The snow will be heavy at
times. Between 430 PM and 7 PM... the heaviest snow can be expected
in and around Pontiac... Detroit... Mount Clemens... Port Huron and
Flint. Snowfall rates of an inch per hour can be expected in these
locals early this evening. Meanwhile... the intensity of the
snowfall will continue to diminish in and around Adrian and Monroe
early this evening. Washtenaw and Wayne counties can expect the
snowfall intensity to diminish shortly after 7 PM. The rate of
snowfall early this evening will spell slick and treacherous
driving conditions.

Toledo lake effect for Toledo proper, happens every time,the TV stations don't do a very good job predicting for their major city. I basically said 2", and might get that by the time its done late tonight.

typical scare, 4-6" take minimum and subtract 50% for lake Erie effect, and that's what you will get from state line along I75 to Pperrysburg.

We drove up to the airport in Detroit yesterday and didn't see a single snowplow. :-/

My niece's plane was early, but no one could exit the plane because the gangway couldn't be attached -- possibly, it was frozen. They ended up sitting on the plane for another 1/2 hour while DTW tried to get it fixed.

The blizzard of '78 was fun in many ways. It did cause severe hardship, however, because no one really understood what a true blizzard was and many people didn't adequately prepare. I think power outages were the number one problem. I had a friend in BG who had just brought a new born home from the hospital and they lost power for a week. I also knew people who ran out of diabetes medication. The drugstores were shut for at least two days and most longer than that.

Anybody who was an adult during the '78 blizzard will never let them selves get caught like that again. I especially remember one of my beer delivery guys who wound up married because of the blizzard. He was at his girlfriend's house when the blizzard hit and he got stuck their for the better part of a week. Seems he ran out of condoms.

Well, we were ready to be delayed but were far from disappointed when that did not happen. Much fretting, TT hovering, and weather.com checking all led to a non-event. We left Houston just a little late (probably not weather related) and arrived @ DTW to find no gate agent available to attach the jetbridge. After a 10 minute or so wait the co-pilot announced that he was on his way to get our jetbridge. And he did. Long story short: thanks, TT weather watchers, for sharing your knowledge and time. Much appreciated.